Man shot during robbery well enough to go to jail

Published: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 3:14 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 3:14 p.m.

Twenty days after he lay dying, shot through the abdomen in a Northwest Ocala field, Lonnie Lorenzo Hollingsworth Jr. was well enough Saturday to go to jail.

Investigators said Hollingsworth was shot after he tried to rob an 81-year-old man on March 10. The 28-year-old Hollingsworth is accused of following James Stevens as he drove home.

Stevens said after 20 minutes of being followed, he pulled over in a field in the 5500 block of Northwest Second Place. Hollingsworth, who was driving a Kia, also stopped. Stevens armed himself with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and got out of his truck, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Stevens told investigators Hollingsworth got out of the Kia, approached him and demanded “everything you got,” reports state. Stevens told deputies he pulled the revolver from his pocket and fired.

Hollingsworth was shot once in the abdomen and was lying in the grass motionless when the first deputy arrived. The deputy began performing CPR until an ambulance arrived and paramedics took over.

On Saturday, Hollingsworth was booked into the Marion County Jail on one count of attempted robbery. He was released a few hours later after posting a $10,000 bond.

<p>Twenty days after he lay dying, shot through the abdomen in a Northwest Ocala field, Lonnie Lorenzo Hollingsworth Jr. was well enough Saturday to go to jail.</p><p>Investigators said Hollingsworth was shot after he tried to rob an 81-year-old man on March 10. The 28-year-old Hollingsworth is accused of following James Stevens as he drove home.</p><p>Stevens said after 20 minutes of being followed, he pulled over in a field in the 5500 block of Northwest Second Place. Hollingsworth, who was driving a Kia, also stopped. Stevens armed himself with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and got out of his truck, according to Marion County Sheriff's Office reports.</p><p>Stevens told investigators Hollingsworth got out of the Kia, approached him and demanded “everything you got,” reports state. Stevens told deputies he pulled the revolver from his pocket and fired.</p><p>Hollingsworth was shot once in the abdomen and was lying in the grass motionless when the first deputy arrived. The deputy began performing CPR until an ambulance arrived and paramedics took over.</p><p>On Saturday, Hollingsworth was booked into the Marion County Jail on one count of attempted robbery. He was released a few hours later after posting a $10,000 bond.</p>